and like many universities is governed by its constitution that is set out in its statutes and a charter. The governing body of Swansea University is its Council, which is supported by the Senate and the Court.
The Council consists of 29 members including the Chancellor, Pro-chancellors, Vice-chancellor, Treasurer, Pro-vice-chancellors, staff and student members, city council representation and a majority of lay members. The council is responsible for all of the University's activities and has a well-developed committee structure to help discharge its powers and duties.
The Senate is the main academic body of the university and is responsible for teaching and research. Most of its 200 members are academics but it also includes representatives of the Students' Union and the Athletic Union. The Senate is chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, who is the head of the university both academically and administratively.
The Court consists of more than 300 members representing stakeholders from local to national institutions. It meets annually to discuss the university's annual report, its financial statements and issues in higher education.
List of vice-chancellors
Principal
1920 to 1926: Franklin Sibly; first principal
1927 to 1947: C. A. Edwards
1947 to 1959: John Fulton
1960 to 1965: J. H. Parry
1965 to 1974: Frank Llewellyn Jones
1974 to 1982: Robert Walter Steel
1982 to 1994 Brian Clarkson
Vice-Chancellor
1994 to 2003: Robin Williams
2003 to 2019: Richard B. Davies
2019 onward: Paul Boyle
== Faculties and Schools ==
Swansea University's academic departments are organised into three faculties, which include a total of eleven schools:
=== Humanities and Social Sciences ===
==== School of Culture and Communication ====
The school offers courses in American studies; classics, ancient history, and Egyptology; English language, teaching English as a second or foreign language, and applied linguistics; English literature and creative writing; film and visual culture; history; media, communications, journalism, and public …
